1) The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) which is also known as Mangalyaan
is a planned Mars orbiter, was launched in November 2013 by Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The mission aims to develop the
technologies required for design, planning, management and operations of
an interplanetary mission.
2) This mission probe is set to lift-off from first launch pad at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, using a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket PSLV C-25 at 2:38 pm on November 5, 2013. The launch window available is for about 20 days starting 28 October.
3) This will be country's first mission to Mars and the official countdown for blast-off of the Indian orbiter, Mangalyaan, began at 06:08 am on November 3, 2013.
4) Mangalyaan's on-orbit mission life is between six and ten months.
5) The spacecraft structure and propulsion hardware configurations are similar to Chandrayaan 1, which was country's first successful robotic lunar probe that operated from 2008 to 2009, with specific improvements and upgrades needed for a Mars specific mission.
6) Mylswamy Annadurai is the programme director and S Arunan is the project director and SK Shivkumar, director, ISRO Satellite Centre will oversee design and development of the Orbiter.
7) Assembly of the PSLV-XL launch vehicle, designated C-25, started on 5 August 2013. The integration of the five scientific instruments was completed at ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, and the finished spacecraft was shipped to Sriharikotta on 2 October 2013.
8) The satellite's development was completed in a record 15 months.
9) On October 19, 2013, ISRO chairperson K Radhakrishnan announced that the launch had to be postponed by a week due to delay of a crucial telemetry ship reaching Fiji Islands. The launch was rescheduled for November 5, 2013.
10) The primary objective of the mission is to showcase country's rocket launch systems, spacecraft-building and operations capabilities.
11) Another crucial objective is to explore Mars' surface features, morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere using indigenous scientific instruments.
12) The main objective of this mission is to develop the technologies required for design, planning, management and operations of an interplanetary mission, comprising the following major tasks like design and realisation of a Mars orbiter with a capability to perform Earth bound manoeuvres, cruise phase of 300 days, Mars orbit insertion / capture, and on-orbit phase around Mars.
13) The satellite will also help in deep space communication, navigation, mission planning and management and will also incorporate autonomous features to handle contingency situations.
14) The spacecraft's dry mass is 500 kilogrames and it will carry 850 kilograms (1,870 lb) of propellant and oxidiser. The main engine uses the bi-propellant combination mono-methylhydrazine and dinitrogen tetroxide for orbit insertion and other manoeuvres. The probe is expected to arrive in Mars orbit in September 2014 approximately at the same time as NASA's MAVEN orbiter.
2) This mission probe is set to lift-off from first launch pad at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, using a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket PSLV C-25 at 2:38 pm on November 5, 2013. The launch window available is for about 20 days starting 28 October.
3) This will be country's first mission to Mars and the official countdown for blast-off of the Indian orbiter, Mangalyaan, began at 06:08 am on November 3, 2013.
4) Mangalyaan's on-orbit mission life is between six and ten months.
5) The spacecraft structure and propulsion hardware configurations are similar to Chandrayaan 1, which was country's first successful robotic lunar probe that operated from 2008 to 2009, with specific improvements and upgrades needed for a Mars specific mission.
6) Mylswamy Annadurai is the programme director and S Arunan is the project director and SK Shivkumar, director, ISRO Satellite Centre will oversee design and development of the Orbiter.
7) Assembly of the PSLV-XL launch vehicle, designated C-25, started on 5 August 2013. The integration of the five scientific instruments was completed at ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, and the finished spacecraft was shipped to Sriharikotta on 2 October 2013.
8) The satellite's development was completed in a record 15 months.
9) On October 19, 2013, ISRO chairperson K Radhakrishnan announced that the launch had to be postponed by a week due to delay of a crucial telemetry ship reaching Fiji Islands. The launch was rescheduled for November 5, 2013.
10) The primary objective of the mission is to showcase country's rocket launch systems, spacecraft-building and operations capabilities.
11) Another crucial objective is to explore Mars' surface features, morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere using indigenous scientific instruments.
12) The main objective of this mission is to develop the technologies required for design, planning, management and operations of an interplanetary mission, comprising the following major tasks like design and realisation of a Mars orbiter with a capability to perform Earth bound manoeuvres, cruise phase of 300 days, Mars orbit insertion / capture, and on-orbit phase around Mars.
13) The satellite will also help in deep space communication, navigation, mission planning and management and will also incorporate autonomous features to handle contingency situations.
14) The spacecraft's dry mass is 500 kilogrames and it will carry 850 kilograms (1,870 lb) of propellant and oxidiser. The main engine uses the bi-propellant combination mono-methylhydrazine and dinitrogen tetroxide for orbit insertion and other manoeuvres. The probe is expected to arrive in Mars orbit in September 2014 approximately at the same time as NASA's MAVEN orbiter.
